World Digestive Health Day

• Every year on May 29, This day is celebrated to create awareness among people regarding digestive disease or disorder they can face.
• This day was initiated by the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO), to raise awareness regarding the treatment, prevention, prevalence and diagnosis of this disease or disorder.
• This year's theme is "Obesity: An Ongoing Pandemic".

World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO)

• It is an international federation of over 100 national GI societies and 4 regional associations of gastroenterology representing over 50,000 individual members.
• It was founded in 1958 in the United States.
• WGO is focused on "the improvement of standards in gastroenterology training and education on a global scale".
• Its activities include educational initiatives such as Training Centers, Train Trainers Workshops, public awareness campaigns and release global Guidelines that cascade, providing viable solutions which are adaptable to varying resource levels around the world
• The WGO Foundation was incorporated in 2007 and is dedicated to raising funds to support the ongoing WGO education initiatives and activities.